As of October 2017, the band has released five studio albums, two live albums, two EPs and one compilation album.
Current members
Samu Aleksi Haber: lead vocals, guitar
Ilkka Ruutu: bass, backing vocals
Riku Juhani Rajamaa: guitar, backing vocals
Sami Tapio Osala: drums
Former members
Jan Hohenthal: guitar, backing vocals (1992–2002)
Sami Heinänen: bass, backing vocals (1995–2002)
Juho Sandman: drums, background vocals (2002–2004)
Olli Tumelius: drums (2005)
Teijo Jämsä: drums (2004–2006)
Janne Kärkkäinen: guitar, backing vocals (2002–2007)
Jukka Backlund: keyboards (2005–2008)
Lenni-Kalle Taipale: keyboards (2010)
Heikki Puhakainen: keyboards (2011)
Only
Sunrise Avenue Lyrics
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You want to leave the road behind
'Til the day you walked away
You made the world be all mine
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder and colder
I'll be fine cause it's not over
They take me back to our time
And make you be mine only
Let me leave tears behind
I dry them only for you
And make you be mine only
All the finest moments
Should come back to where they were
My eyes they can't find someone else
They only want you to be mine
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder and colder
I'll be fine cause it's not over
'Cause my dreams are all blind
They take me back to our time
And make you be mine only
Let me leave tears behind
I dry them only for you
And make you be mine only
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder
I'll be fine cause it's not over
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder and colder
I'll be fine cause it's not over
'Cause my dreams are all blind
They take me back to our time
And make you be mine only
Let me leave tears behind
I dry them only for you
And make you be mine only
Sunrise Avenue's song "Only" is a heartfelt ballad about a lost love that the singer can't seem to forget. The opening line of "You say the ride is over / You want to leave the road behind" establishes the theme of the song, which is about moving on from a finished relationship. However, throughout the rest of the song, the singer is unable to forget about their former love, constantly dreaming of them and wishing they were still together. The phrase "I dry them only for you" in the chorus shows the singer's dedication to their lost love, willing to cry for them and forgo their own distress.
The chorus provides a glimmer of hope for the singer. Despite the fact that their relationship is over, the singer is determined to continue dreaming about their former lover and to never fully move on. This hope is summed up in the phrase "And make you be mine only," which shows the singer's ultimate goal: to get their love back and resume their life together.
Overall, "Only" is a song about the difficulty of moving on from a past relationship, and the singer's determination to continue dreaming about their former love in order to keep hope alive.
Line by Line Meaning
You say the ride is over
You claim that the relationship is finished or coming to an end
You want to leave the road behind
You desire to move on from everything we had
'Til the day you walked away
Until the moment you left me behind
You made the world be all mine
Before you left, you made me feel like everything in the world was right because I had you there
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder and colder
Even though it may get tougher and harder for me, I'll remain composed and intact
I'll be fine cause it's not over
I'll be alright because I know that this isn't the end for me
'Cause my dreams are all blind
My dreams are hazed since you have been gone
They take me back to our time
They take me back to a time where we were happy and together
And make you be mine only
In my dreams, you're only mine and nothing can take that away from me
Let me leave tears behind
Let me forget all the pain that you caused me
I dry them only for you
I'll only hold onto my tears for you
And make you be mine only
I'll do everything in my power to make sure that in my dreams you're mine and only mine
All the finest moments
All the sweetest and most beautiful moments between us
Should come back to where they were
They should come back to the place where they originated from
My eyes they can't find someone else
I can't see anyone else besides you
They only want you to be mine
My eyes only desire for you to be mine, and nobody else's
I'll be cool 'though it gets colder
I'll remain calm even as the weather and my emotions become colder
And make you be mine only
I'll do everything in my power to make sure that in my dreams you're mine and only mine
I dry them only for you
I'll only hold onto my tears for you
And make you be mine only
I'll do everything in my power to make sure that in my dreams you're mine and only mine
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JUKKA BACKLUND, SAMU HABER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Elke Pastern
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